Dallas Braden vs. John Costello — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Costello
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden built a career as a starting pitcher and John Costello as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 115), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 99). John Costello held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 119). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dallas Braden.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and John Costello

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.16
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.97
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
8.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.65
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.94
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
38.25
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.05
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.54
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
33.62
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and John Costello

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
6.79
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and John Costello

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
4760
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
480
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-48.1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
9
360
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
John Costello
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
John Costello
Career
Per 600 PA